Crossword Classic #17 Crossword Classic #17
From the February 7, 1948, issue.
Sep 10, 2008 / Frank W. Lewis
Amy Winehouse and the (Black) Art of Appropriation Amy Winehouse and the (Black) Art of Appropriation
Just about the only thing Amy Winehouse hasn't repackaged from the black music archives is the one thing she could use: a lesson in Motown etiquette.
Sep 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daphne A. Brooks
A Hungry Mind: Giordano Bruno, Philosopher and Heretic A Hungry Mind: Giordano Bruno, Philosopher and Heretic
Ingrid Rowland's Giordano Bruno rediscovers the Renaissance philosopher and heretic.
Sep 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen
An Inky, Well-Paneled Place: Comics and the Cold War An Inky, Well-Paneled Place: Comics and the Cold War
Comic books, once the source of cultural panic, have achieved a dominant hold on the public imagination.
Sep 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
Energy for a New Millenium Energy for a New Millenium
Today, Power Vote will announce its official launch with a Washington, DC press conference.
Sep 10, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation
The New Humanitarian Order The New Humanitarian Order
Recent war crimes charges against the Sudanese president reveal the rights-based politics of the world's "new humanitarian order."
Sep 10, 2008 / Feature / Mahmood Mamdani
Wrong Path to Conservation in Papua New Guinea Wrong Path to Conservation in Papua New Guinea
Dangling cargo to win local support, Western enviros have instead aroused ire in Papua New Guinea.
Sep 10, 2008 / Feature / Mark Dowie
A Million Doors Open for Peace A Million Doors Open for Peace
At this moment, when the mainstream media has largely abandoned coverage of the Iraq War and the majority antiwar opinion, the presidential campaign is underwhelming in offering ...
Sep 10, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Eel Eel
Eels are slimy creatures.
But never lie. If they sense
the slightest pretence, they'll
bite off your finger. Carefully
study the hands of politicians.
Sep 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Yang
McCain and the Mortgage Meltdown McCain and the Mortgage Meltdown
John McCain's fingerprints are all over our current financial crisis.
Sep 10, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer